Body MRI artefacts: from image degradation to diagnostic utility

Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging, as with any other imaging modality, has its share of artefacts, and MR studies of the abdomen and pelvis are particularly affected. These artefacts cause image degradation, can have an adverse effect on imaging quality and are usually considered detrimental. It is th...

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Published in:Radiologia medica 2009-02, Vol.114 (1), p.18-31
Main Authors: Rescinito, G., Sirlin, C., Cittadini, G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen
Adenoma - diagnosis
Adnexal Diseases - diagnosis
Adrenal Gland Neoplasms - diagnosis
Cysts - diagnosis
Diagnostic Radiology
Fatty Liver - diagnosis
Female
Focal Nodular Hyperplasia - diagnosis
Humans
Imaging
Interventional Radiology
Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods
Magnetic Resonance Imaging/Risonanza Magnetica
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Movement
Neuroradiology
Pelvis
Pulsatile Flow
Radiology
Ultrasound
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Summary:Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging, as with any other imaging modality, has its share of artefacts, and MR studies of the abdomen and pelvis are particularly affected. These artefacts cause image degradation, can have an adverse effect on imaging quality and are usually considered detrimental. It is thus important to recognise common abdominopelvic MR imaging artefacts and know how to choose protocols and modify scan parameters to eliminate or at least minimise them. Many MR artefacts, on the other hand, provide diagnostically useful information about the underlying tissue, and many powerful MR sequences, such as in-phase or out-of-phase gradient-recalled-echo (GRE) sequences, may be thought of as imaging artefacts applied creatively. To distinguish friend from foe MR artefacts or to convert foes into friends, MR radiologists must recognise and understand the physical basis of such artefacts to take advantage of them for diagnostic purposes.
ISSN:0033-8362
1826-6983
DOI:10.1007/s11547-008-0328-8